what's going on everyone Chris from pick dogs.com here with your free pick in the Oakland A vs Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball matchup going down Sunday September 8th 2024 just a reminder if you haven't already make sure you subscribe to our Channel and smash that thumbs up and if you're looking for my Best Bets the games that I love including my daily $19 best bet head on over to piic dogs.com and click the premium picks tab at the top of the page but let's get to this one between the Detroit Tigers and the Oakland A's the Oakland A's sending out JT gin for the start in this one while the Detroit Tigers no starter confirmed by the time this video is being recorded there's still the possibility that always the possibility that Detroit could roll out a bullpen game just with how often they've been implementing them know for more often than not this season especially as of late so hey you look at the uh the Detroit Tigers in this series and you know they took one on the chin in Friday's series opening loss 76 we'll have to see how Saturday's matchup goes but I think that the Tigers could potentially have a decent matchup here now gin was better in his start at home than he was in his lone Road start at Great American which is not an easy place on to go on the road and Pitch but again at home six Innings a five hit ball gave up two runs had seven strikeouts in that start takes on now Detroit team that is around League average in the last two weeks against right-handed pitching in terms of batting average well below League average actually bottom 10 in team Ops against righties and the isolated power numbers haven't been anything special so I think that's the concern here for uh for Detroit if you're back in Detroit in this one in the Oakland A in the last you know two weeks against righties if they're up against a righty tops in baseball in B in in isolated power top three in in batting average team Ops so this is an Oakland A's team that is definitely putting B to ball now I will say my concern for the Oakland A's in this matchup is that if it does end up being a bullpen game you know the uh the Tigers have a rock solid Bullpen you know a 1.30 staff ER and you know a 6.59 erra for the Oakland A is is the the second worst in baseball in the last two weeks so I think looking at this matchup I feel just a little bit better backing the Oakland A in the first five if anything but I think that if it is a bullpen game for the Tigers they do have a clear Edge there they have a clear Edge in the bullpen once a gets to the later part of this game so it's a tricky spot but I think I'm going to lean towards the Oakland A's in the first five in this one it's not a game I'm rushing to the window to bed it's probably one of my least favorite games on the board if I'm being 100% honest hopefully we can update Detroit's pitching situ ation for you on Sunday's Morning Show um that could maybe give us a clearer idea of who could start here but again the Tigers for the most part have been rolling with Tariq scoble as the one of the more consistent starting options in this rotation and then outside that it's maybe been an opener followed by a long relief arm so we really don't know so for me it's lean towards the A's in the first five in this one and that's going to be my free pick but just a reminder if you haven't already make sure you're subscribe to our Channel and smash that thumbs up and if you're looking for my Best Bets you can find those of pick dogs premium why your pick dogs check out our betting tools they're 100% free they're the best betting tools tool in the business and tools that you want to make sure that you have in your back pocket when you're making your Best Bets for the day's action thanks for watching see you guys soon